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Today in Aviation History: William J. Knight Sets a New Airspeed Record In a North American X-15
This remarkable goal was achieved by a North American X-15-A-2 model, a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the US ...
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X-15: NASA Somehow Built A Mach 6.7 Hypersonic Aircraft
The Air Force proposed using the North American X-15, an aircraft capable of flying to space, as opposed to NASA's preference for a capsule. -The X-15, powered by the Reaction Motors XLR99 engine ...
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'Edge of Space' director Jean de Meuron on his X-15 film and having 'the right stuff' (exclusive)
An interview with "Edge of Space" director Jean de Meuron, as well as a clip from the new film about NASA's famous X-15 ...